BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 1826
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1826 (Roger Hernández)
As Amended March 19, 2012
Majority vote
HIGHER EDUCATION 7-2 APPROPRIATIONS 12-4
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|Ayes:|Block, Achadjian, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Blumenfield, |
| |Brownley, Fong, Galgiani, | |Bradford, Charles |
| |Lara, Portantino | |Calderon, Campos, Davis, |
| | | |Gatto, Hall, Hill, Lara, |
| | | |Mitchell, Solorio |
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|Nays:|Olsen, Miller |Nays:|Donnelly, Nielsen, Norby, |
| | | |Wagner |
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SUMMARY : Prohibits a full-time faculty member of a California
Community College (CCC) district from being assigned a workload
that includes overload or extra assignments if the overload or
extra assignments exceed 50% of a full-time workload in any
semester or quarter (excluding summer terms) that commences on
or after January 1, 2013. This requirement would not supersede
a collective bargaining agreement containing restrictions
regarding overload that are more stringent. CCC districts with
collective bargaining agreements that contain 50% overload
limits would be subject to this bill beginning January 1, 2014.
The provisions of this bill would apply to the workload of
supervisory or managerial personnel who are performing faculty
work allowable under the applicable collective bargaining
agreement.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee:
1)One-time minor reimbursable cost, likely less than $50,000
statewide, for districts or colleges with a policy or
bargaining agreement allowing overload exceeding 50% to
conform to the statutory cap.
2)Potential minor savings to the extent part-time faculty teach
courses that otherwise would be taught by full-time faculty
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with an overload exceeding 50%. According to the CCC
Chancellor's Office (CCCCO) Report on Staffing for Fall 2010,
the average rate for overload instruction was $68.36 hourly,
while the average hourly salary for part-time/temporary was
$66.58.
COMMENTS : The term "overload assignments" refers to the
practice of full-time faculty electing to teach additional
courses, with additional pay, beyond his/her normal full-time
teaching load. Salary schedules are a subject of collective
bargaining. In the 2009-10 academic year 18,482 instructors
taught 64,489 overload courses within the CCC system. Overload
courses are excluded from the calculation of the
full-time/part-time faculty ratio, which state law intends to be
75% full-time faculty to 25% part-time faculty (commonly
referred to as 75/25).
Many colleges and universities have established policies
regarding overload assignments. These policies appear to vary
significantly among colleges and departments but are generally
designed to ensure that the instruction, research, and service
obligations of faculty are not compromised by the acceptance of
overload assignments. Some colleges require individual
assignments to be approved by department deans while others have
negotiated district-wide caps that range from one course to 60%
of a full-time load. According to information provided by the
California Federation of Teachers (CFT), the sponsor of this
bill, at least 16 CCC districts have established varying limits
on faculty overload assignments. This bill would establish a
statewide limit of faculty overload assignments to 50% of a
full-time workload.
Analysis Prepared by : Sandra Fried / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960
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